Posted: Dec 02, 2011 8:11 am
zaybu wrote:twistor59 wrote:
You seem to be having difficulty understanding the terminology and concepts. I'll repeat my entire paragraph just so that the correct context remains:It is an effective propagator designed to compute the amplitude PhotonIntoMedium -> PhotonOutOfMedium
As strict Copenhagenists, the nature and behaviour of the photon while in the medium, we can't determine, all we can do is add up all the possibilities according to the rules. This will result in a propagation amplitude which will be:
small in magnitude for opaque media
large in magnitude for transparent media
have a phase behaviour which is the same as you'd get by giving the photon a mass whilst it was in the medium
Do you not understand the highlighted phrases ?
Yes, and in no way does it support your claim.
I'm just not understanding what you're not getting.
Could you state, in your own words, what you think it is that I'm claiming ?